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Hansen, Scott W. – Pepperdine Law Review, 1979
Analyzes the pros and cons of increasing the coverage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act to persons of up to 70 years of age. Available from Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA 90265. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Court Litigation, Employment Patterns, Federal Courts
Keast, Fred D.; And Others – 1979
The 1978 amendments to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) provide older workers with the option of extending their worklives as a means of meeting the financial requirements of their later years. As part of a larger study funded by the Administration on Aging, DHEW, the degree to which inflation and ADEA was expected to impact…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Decision Making, Discriminatory Legislation, Employer Attitudes
Ruebhausen, Oscar M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1989
Tenure arrangements are long-term contracts. If their duration is clear, they will protect academic freedom, provide institutions with the flexibility needed to meet changing circumstances, and comply with age-discrimination laws. Policy for the termination of tenure must be redesigned to satisfy competing needs and goals. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Age Discrimination, Aging in Academia, College Faculty
Voight, Nancy L.; And Others – 1980
This is a participant's guide of a community-based guidance program designed to help high school graduates become aware of themselves and of educational and employment opportunities and to develop the strength to carry out the life changes they choose to make. It consists of four sections. In section 1, entitled "Becoming Aware," a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Decision Making Skills, Educational Opportunities
Voight, Nancy L.; And Others – 1980
This is the leader's guide of a community-based guidance program designed to help high school graduates become aware of themselves and of educational and employment opportunities and to develop the strength to carry out the life changes they choose to make. It consists of four sections. In section 1, entitled "Becoming Aware," a series…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Decision Making Skills, Educational Opportunities
French, Julia R. – 1980
The population of the United States is aging and will age even more rapidly in the coming years. Yet our public and private retirement and benefits policies continue to favor early retirement--in spite of clear demographic trends, in spite of legislation raising the mandatory retirement age from 65 to 70, in spite of the fact that many of our…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Demography